Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, a division of Sandvik, a developer and manufacturer of products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys, which has numerous locations throughout the Americas, officially opened its new production unit in Boksburg, South Africa.
The opening of the new 1,500 m2 facility, which has ten production bays, coincided with the launch of the 5 ton Sandvik LH115L low-profile load haul dumpers (LHDs), which is new to the South African market and targeted for use in narrow reef orebodies, commonly found in the South African chrome and platinum sectors.
The facility employs 15 people, who were trained specifically to assist in the assembly of the LH115L LHDs.